Maternal mortality, annual growth rate in Belize
Belize: Maternal mortality, annual growth rate was 50.89 % change on previous year in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Maternal mortality, annual growth rate in Belize, 1986–2020
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2020, maternal mortality, annual growth rate in Belize stood at 50.89 % change on previous year. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 427.7% on the previous year and up 410.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, maternal mortality, annual growth rate in Belize peaked at 50.89 % change on previous year in 2020 and was at its lowest, -19.05 % change on previous year, in 2008.
Belize ranks 9th of 188 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Maternal mortality, annual growth rate in Belize, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | -7.99 % change on previous year | — |
| 1987 | -4.19 % change on previous year | -47.6% |
| 1988 | -3.4 % change on previous year | -18.8% |
| 1989 | -14.32 % change on previous year | +320.9% |
| 1990 | -0.7881 % change on previous year | -94.5% |
| 1991 | 6.2 % change on previous year | -887.2% |
| 1992 | -0.9198 % change on previous year | -114.8% |
| 1993 | -0.8741 % change on previous year | -5.0% |
| 1994 | 4.07 % change on previous year | -565.2% |
| 1995 | -9.41 % change on previous year | -331.3% |
| 1996 | -4.53 % change on previous year | -51.8% |
| 1997 | 10.99 % change on previous year | -342.4% |
| 1998 | 8.37 % change on previous year | -23.8% |
| 1999 | -3.81 % change on previous year | -145.5% |
| 2000 | -3.99 % change on previous year | +4.5% |
| 2001 | 0.194 % change on previous year | -104.9% |
| 2002 | -11.61 % change on previous year | -6086.9% |
| 2003 | 2.05 % change on previous year | -117.7% |
| 2004 | 2.47 % change on previous year | +20.3% |
| 2005 | -9.63 % change on previous year | -489.5% |
| 2006 | -10.42 % change on previous year | +8.3% |
| 2007 | -12.55 % change on previous year | +20.4% |
| 2008 | -19.05 % change on previous year | +51.8% |
| 2009 | -14.2 % change on previous year | -25.5% |
| 2010 | -16.4 % change on previous year | +15.5% |
| 2011 | 2.25 % change on previous year | -113.7% |
| 2012 | -15.77 % change on previous year | -801.0% |
| 2013 | 11.91 % change on previous year | -175.5% |
| 2014 | 22.04 % change on previous year | +85.0% |
| 2015 | 28.04 % change on previous year | +27.2% |
| 2016 | 20.49 % change on previous year | -26.9% |
| 2017 | 21.3 % change on previous year | +4.0% |
| 2018 | 8.99 % change on previous year | -57.8% |
| 2019 | 9.64 % change on previous year | +7.2% |
| 2020 | 50.89 % change on previous year | +427.7% |
Belize compared with similar countries
- Belize's 50.89 % change on previous year is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1.87 % change on previous year, 27.2× the median. (56 countries reporting)
- Belize's 50.89 % change on previous year is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 1.99 % change on previous year, 25.5× the median. (33 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Maternal mortality, annual growth rate in Belize changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | -6086.9% | 0.194 % change on previous year | -11.61 % change on previous year |
| 1991 | +887.2% | -0.7881 % change on previous year | 6.2 % change on previous year |
| 2012 | -801.0% | 2.25 % change on previous year | -15.77 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | -7.48 % change on previous year | -14.32 % change on previous year | -3.4 % change on previous year | 4 |
| 1990s | 0.9299 % change on previous year | -9.41 % change on previous year | 10.99 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | -7.67 % change on previous year | -19.05 % change on previous year | 2.47 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.25 % change on previous year | -16.4 % change on previous year | 28.04 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 50.89 % change on previous year | 50.89 % change on previous year | 50.89 % change on previous year | 1 |
Countries ranked near Belize
- 6 Botswana 57.7 % change on previous year compare
- 7 Albania 56.01 % change on previous year compare
- 8 Azerbaijan 51.71 % change on previous year compare
- 10 Venezuela 46.83 % change on previous year compare
- 11 Argentina 37.72 % change on previous year compare
- 12 Slovenia 30.72 % change on previous year compare
More health data for Belize
- Un projection of annual infant deaths, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2100)
- Heat deaths vs projected death rates, annual growth rate 0.5114 % change on previous year (2090)
- Un projection of annual infant deaths 9 (2100)
- Neonatal tetanus - number of reported cases, gaps filled 0 (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, annual growth rate 0.566 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, female, per capita 0.0412 units per person (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, annual growth rate 0.6604 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Population ages 00-04, male, per capita 0.0432 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is maternal mortality, annual growth rate in Belize?
- Maternal mortality, annual growth rate in Belize was 50.89 % change on previous year in 2020, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest maternal mortality, annual growth rate recorded in Belize?
- The highest recorded value was 50.89 % change on previous year in 2020.
- What is the lowest maternal mortality, annual growth rate recorded in Belize?
- The lowest recorded value was -19.05 % change on previous year in 2008.
- How does Belize rank for maternal mortality, annual growth rate?
- Belize ranks 9th out of 188 countries with data for 2020.
- Is maternal mortality, annual growth rate rising or falling in Belize?
- Over the last ten years it is up 410.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Belize data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Maternal mortality, annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Maternal mortality. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Maternal mortality Our World in Data
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Maternal mortality. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.